Robert Johnson

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Robert Johnson may refer to:

In politics

• Robert Johnson (governor), South Carolina
• Robert Johnson (Texas) (1929–1995), member of Texas state legislature 1956–63
• Robert D. Johnson (1883–1961), U.S. Congressman from Missouri
• Robert Edward Johnson, congressional candidate in Florida in 2004 and in Texas in 2006
• Robert J. Johnson, U.S. Congress candidate from New York in 2004 and 2006
• Robert Ward Johnson (1814–1879), U.S. Senator from Arkansas

In business

• Robert E. Johnson, magazine editor
• Robert L. Johnson (born 1946), American media entrepreneur, founder of Black Entertainment Television
• Robert M. Johnson, Publisher of Newsday
• Robert Wood Johnson I (died 1910), founded Johnson & Johnson
• Robert Wood Johnson II (1893–1968), 3rd president of Johnson & Johnson
• Robert Wood Johnson III (1920–1970), 3rd generation president of Johnson & Johnson
• Robert Wood Johnson IV, American businessman

In the arts

• Robert Johnson (musician) (Robert Leroy Johnson) (1909/1912–1938), blues singer and guitarist
• Robert Johnson (actor), voice actor noted for Mission: Impossible mission messages
• Robert Johnson (composer) (c. 1580–1634)
• Robert Johnson (conductor), orchestral conductor
• Robert Johnson (screenwriter), writer for films such as The Temptations
• Robert Sherlaw Johnson, British composer, pianist and music scholar

In the military

• Robert Johnson (Civil War) (1834–1869), Civil War Brigadier General, son of Andrew Johnson, U.S. President
• Robert S. Johnson, American World War II flying ace

In religion

• Robert Johnson (martyr) (died 1581), Catholic priest
• Robert Johnson (rector), Puritan rector

Others

• Robert Johnson (American football), NFL Tight End
• Robert Johnson (explorer), explorer of the south coast of New South Wales, Australia, in 1821
• Robert Johnson (handball), a Canadian handball player who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
• Robert Johnson (terrorist), on the U.S. no-fly list
• Robert A. Johnson, Jungian analyst
• Robert Underwood Johnson, U.S. writer and diplomat

[edit] See also

First name variations

• Bob Johnson
• Rob Johnson
• Bobby Johnson
• Robb Johnson
• For all other first names see Johnson

Surname variations

• Robert Johnston
• For other last names starting with Joh

Middle name Robert

• Lacey Robert Johnson
• Jeremy Robert Johnson

Other

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
• The Robert Johnson Songbook (album)